Category Archives: WHO

UN REPORTS IMPROVED ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER, BUT POOREST STILL LAGGING

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

New York, Dec 20 2011  3:05PM The internationally stated goal of improving access to safe drinking water across the globe is likely to be achieved well ahead of the 2015 deadline, but large numbers of people in the world’s least … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water, UNICEF, WHO

Combating all forms of malnutrition (UN News)

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

UN LAUNCHES WEB-BASED GUIDE TO HELP COMBAT ALL FORMS OF MALNUTRITION New York, Aug 10 2011  9:05AM The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a web-based tool that gives governments and health-care providers access to clear guidance on … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, malnutrition, public health, Social dimensions, WHO

Family gardens for public health in refugee camps (Willem)

Posted on June 10, 2009 by

Thanks to an initiative of UNICEF ALGERIA (2005-2007), a large number of family gardens has been constructed in the refugee camps of the Saharawis people in S. W. Algeria.  The local desert sand was first treated with a water absorbing … Continue reading →

Posted in desert/desert gardening, Desertification, drought, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, UNHCR, WHO

American and Canadian interest in “Seeds for Life” project (Willem)

Posted on May 23, 2008 by

In August 2007, I launched the new project “Seeds for Life” in Belgium (http://zadenvoorleven.worpress.com ; with an English page). Quite soon, it became a real success, people sending me at regular intervals the seeds they collected from the fruits they … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Desertification, drought, family gardens, FAO, food / food security, Gardening / Horticulture, Gates Foundation, hunger / famine, malnutrition, NGO/CSO - Civil society, recycling, SCAD, school gardens, seeds, Social dimensions, UNICEF, vegetables, WFP, WHO, women/youth and desertification

Ghana: Lessons From Climate Change (Google / allAfrica / Public Agenda)

Posted on April 14, 2008 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://allafrica.com/stories/200804110694.html Ghana: Lessons From Climate Change Public Agenda (Accra) 11 April 2008 The theme for World Health Day 2008 is climate change and health. According to WHO the theme was selected to put … Continue reading →

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‘Farmer field schools’ to manage the environment in a more sustainable way (SciDev.Net)

Posted on July 17, 2007 by

Read at : SciDev.Net http://www.scidev.net/content/news/eng/field-schools-help-farmers-become-sustainable.cfm?utm_source=feed-1&utm_medium=javascript Field ‘schools’ help farmers become sustainable Sahar Majid 16 July 2007 Source: SciDev.Net Empowering farmers to reduce mosquito populations and to use less pesticide will reduce malaria and other vector-borne diseases, according to a research … Continue reading →

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Suffering from water shortage in Yemen (Yemen Times)

Posted on June 27, 2007 by

Read at : Yemen Times http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1062&p=health&a=1  Water in Yemen: The reality of suffering Fatima Al-Ajel fatimafnfr@yahoo.com “I still remember the old woman crying at the top of the mountain as I was coming home from school in my village. The … Continue reading →

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Tackling children’s malnutrition (dgAlert / WHO / WFP / SCN / UNICEF)

Posted on June 23, 2007 by

Treatment at home with highly fortified, ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs) can certainly bring relief in the dramatic situation of malnutrition of some 20 million young children. “Families may not have easy access to health facilities that could provide such care … Continue reading →

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